The Valachi PapersThe First Inside Account of the Mafia In the 1960s a disgruntled soldier in New York's Genovese Crime Family decided to spill his guts. His name was Joseph Valachi. Daring to break the Mob's code of silence for the first time, Valachi detailed the organization of organized crimefrom the capos, or bosses, of every Family, to the hit men who "clipped" rivals and turncoats. With a phenomenal memory for names, dates, addresses, phone numbers -- and where the bodies were buried -- Joe Valachi provided the chilling facts that led to the arrest and conviction of America's major crime figures. The rest is history. Never again would the Mob be protected by secrecy. For the Mafia, Valachi's name would become synonymous with betrayal. But his stunning exposÉ . broke the back of America's Cosa Nostra and stands I today as the classic about America's Mob, a fascinat ing tale of power and terror, big money, crime ... and murder. |
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Page 105
... going to be different . " In the new setup he was going to be the Capo di tutti Capi , meaning the " Boss of all Bosses . " He said that from here on we were going to be divided up into new Families . Each Family would have a boss and ...
... going to be different . " In the new setup he was going to be the Capo di tutti Capi , meaning the " Boss of all Bosses . " He said that from here on we were going to be divided up into new Families . Each Family would have a boss and ...
Page 157
... going after one of them the way Tony made me do , they should have been called " to the table , " which is like a hearing before a real trial . If there was going to be any trouble , Tony Bender was making sure it would fall on me . I ...
... going after one of them the way Tony made me do , they should have been called " to the table , " which is like a hearing before a real trial . If there was going to be any trouble , Tony Bender was making sure it would fall on me . I ...
Page 159
... going to give up the numbers just because of him . I figure I'll just see what happens and start looking around for other things . With Vito gone and Tony around , I can see I'm going to have to depend on myself . I'm not saying Vito ...
... going to give up the numbers just because of him . I figure I'll just see what happens and start looking around for other things . With Vito gone and Tony around , I can see I'm going to have to depend on myself . I'm not saying Vito ...
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